Mummy Doubt

Monday 11th July 2016 We hear people talking about mummy guilt a lot, but what about mummy doubt? As a mum I feel like I spend a lot of my time questioning things. Am I making the right decisons? There is no instruction manual that comes with a baby. You can read all the pregnancy books you want, but nothing can really prepare for every aspect of being a parent. When Izze was born, neither myself or Ell had looked after a baby before – changed a nappy or anything. In the begining, we pretty much winged it and learnt…

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Boondocks Festival July 2016

A selection of photos from the wonderful Boondocks Festival 2016 – an amazing weekend filled with friends, fun, face paint, flower crowns and food and drink – nearly all the F’s!!! This was the second year we had attended (we still didn’t brave camping!) but if you are local to Wiltshire, it is an amazing small, family festival, with designated kids areas, and the most AMAZING selection of food and drink. All three of my kids loved it again this year. We were lucky enough that my inlays baby sat for us on the Saturday evening, so we were able…

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Bluebells March 2016

We are so lucky to live a very short distance from the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, and as we have an annual membership, we spend a lot of time there, walking the dog, or meeting friends as they have a great play area. If you are in the Cotswolds, its beautiful for a day out, but in Autumn, gets incredibly busy. In March, we visited, and I had my ‘big camera’ and managed to get a few shots of the little Brushneens amongst the bluebells.                              …

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What we did Summer 2016 – Week 2

Week 2 1st-5th August (This is a shorter week as we went on holiday on Saturday, so wanted to include our week away in one post) This week was again a very quiet week – I had in the back of my mind that we were going away on the Saturday, and so most of the week was spent tidying, cleaning and washing clothes. Monday started off quiet, but within two hours of breakfast, Izzie had given Ollie a black eye (accidentally). The rest of the day was spent having a catch up with one of my best friends and…

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What we did Summer 2016 Week 1

The plan this summer was to have a quiet and lazy one. By the end of the summer term, both kids were exhausted and zombie like and I was dreaming of a break from the school run (made especially harder by kids who didn’t want to go as they were worn out). We had a family holiday planned for a week in Cornwall, and a little day trip to London and a week of intensive swimming lessons for Izzie, but otherwise the plan was to go with the flow. Week 1 25th-31st July This week was the week of swimming…

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Weekend Walk

                               We live in a beautiful area in the Cotswolds. Our house is on the edge of a smallish market town, but you are always only minutes drive from the fields. On Saturdays, Ell plays football, so we had a plan to go out looking for conkers (turns out it was slightly early, so we plan on trying again nearer to half term), and to catch the last bit of summer sunshine at Nanny’s. My mum lives in a small village with plenty of lovely walks…

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